The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-15


urday, expecting at any moment to fall down.
When it grew toward night and the morphine
had no effect, he resolved to take laudanum.
After his friends left in the evening he poured
out SIX or seven teaspoons OF the poison and
tossed il off. Dr. Gray thinks the stuff was
purchased at some cheap drugstore, and that
in consequence it was adulterated and very
poor article of its kind. When he found
further conoeament useless he told Why he
wanted to die. "Hed rather die" he said,
then go to the penitentiary for life, and he'd
rather go off by the way of poison than the
route ordered by law" He didn't think he
had had fair trial The old man said he had
only made three speeches, and what he seem
ed to regret aybst was that he had not made
thirty or THEE hundred speeches when he
found he was to be hanged for speechmakng
This afternoon W. NJ. SalteC, who has been
working IN company with II. d. Lloyd, TO Sc
cure the signatures of prominent citizens to
the request Tor communication of sentence
against the anarchists, asked Spies to say
plainly what he knew about the bombs found
III l-mgg cell yesterday. Spies wrote the
following, and to it are appended the sigma
lures of Fielden and Schawb. Further be-
low is a statement by Fischer.
CHICAGO III, November Mr. Salter: 1t is use
less for me and my friends to say that we had no
knowledge OF anything OF the kind. No sane man
would have bombs i'll his cell or countenance any
such thing in cell. Think ofit-slbect to search
ton received of the matter came from Sheriff Mat
son last evening. could not believe it at first, and
eaa hardly P i2SS it noT haven't
months / don't know much of him, but it'f
think he is monomaniac. l had only seen him
charged with conspiracy" l don't believe that
single one Of the other prisoners had even as much
as suspicion for otherwise they would undoubtedly
have reasoned the man out of his folly.
- What use was he going to make of the shells?
Throw them into the jail? What intention. what
a thing
Lingg, as far as l can Judge him. seeks to he mar
tyred and to lie candid would like the rest of US TO-
go with him: Did he put those instruments into his
cell SO that they might be found That is the ques-
ton have been asking myself. If he had them
there for any purpose this is the only that looks
plausible to me- He wanted to die, thinking there
by to help the cause of labor But he wanted us to
die also. Perhaps he thought the best and surest
his cell.
have never met as peculiar man as he is in NV
life, aud for almost year have considered him a
monomanac and L have had nothing to do with
him, You ask me to condemn his action. II is use
less 10 condemn the action of an irresponsible man.
II any one holds us, any Of US responsible for
held responsible for any mischief whatsoever, com
mitted in the world, and it has actually come to
that We are being made scapegoats for every hing.
very sincerely yours A. SPIES.
In the above concur fully
MICHAEL scIIwAB.
also concur in the above Statement
Fischer wrote $500
dent know what TO think Cit. cannot com
prehend that Lgg intended to take the life of the
jail officials who in every respect have treated
very kindly. Neither do believe Iingg wanted to
commit suicide. because he possessed too much
courage. TAe whole affair is puzzle to me. May
my fate be what it may, viii be grateful to jail
officials for their kind treatment to the last.
SPRINGFIELD, H., November 7.-Great ex
element was occasioned here tonight by the
announcement that Colonel Everett, assistant
Acknowledgement, was notified that the COM
manderS Of two Springfield companies of the
Fifth regiment, state militia, must hold their
companies in readiness TO assemble at
their armory for service. The signal for
assembling is to be three distinct
taps of the fire bells. Men in military uniform
are TO be seen on the streets and when ques-
toned, all they can tell is that they have been
notified to be ready to respond to the signal.
1t is not known, at this writing, what the OBJ
Ject OF the order is, nor where troops are eX-
pected to be sent.
NEW YORK, November THE leading topic
OF conversation among anarchist leaders in this
city today was the report OF the finding of
bombs i'll the cell of the condemned anarchist,
Lingg. All of the leaders agreed that it was
Job put up by the police, and when talking
about 1T they grew greatly excited. Herr Most
was seen at his office. He denounced the po-
lice as cut threats, thieves and murderers, and
claimed that they had placed the bombs in
Lingg's cell for the purpose of influencing pub
lie opinion against the condemned men.
CHICAGO, November 8.-The dark-skinned
wife Of Anarchist Parsons has at last ADAM
"My husband is dead to me, and / return
home to my children to mourn for him. L
spoke goodbye to him for the last time this
afternoon, for [ never will cross the threshold
OF the jail again to be insuted and Inundated.
Other women can go there and grove before
the men who turned us out this afternoon, but
will never go until L sit at the side of my
husband and talk with him without an infa-
nous guard at my side. | want to live with
the picture Of my husband in the dungeon ever
before my eye. That will give me strength to
bring up two revolutionists."
Miss VanZandt and Mrs. Fischer were the
only visitors at the Jail, except Rev. w. H.
Bolton, of the Methodist church Miss Van
Zandt talked with Spies three Or four minutes
with bailiff within hearing distance.
'He is like a Gagged tiger" said Sheriff Mat
son. when Lingg was taken from his cell to
give the bailitf chance to search it. Two
deputies watched him as he strobe up and down
examining the cage with nervous movement.
The jailer took two clocks from the cell, the
only pieces of metal left to him.
Eight baskets of grapes were brought to jail
Nothing edible is allowed TO 90 to the prisoners
from the outside for fear of poison being con-
veyed to them. The grapes were by John
Brown, Jr., and were given to the wives and
friends of the prisoners.
Anarchist Louis Lingg was visited in the
county Jail by Attorney Seaster this afternoon,
at the request of Captain Black, for the pur-
pose of obtaining from him a statement in re-
gard to the bombs which were found in his
cell last Sunday. Llng9 emphatically denied
in German that he had any knowledge OF the
bombs and then continuing, said:
81 have and still do refuse to sign any petit
ton to the governor asking for q commuta-
ton Of my sentence. I and a few others will
surely swing, but / will not make a statement
for the benefit Of those who have signed the
petition. / hate them for the course they
have taken, and would not even lift one
of my fingers to save them if could"
Then. for the last time, Captain Black
visited Parsons, Fischer and Rngel in the pres
ence of Jailer FolZ for the purpose Of inducing
them to sign petition to Governor Oglesby
asking for mercy. 1t was all without avail
Parsons voicing their determination by the
words:
"If the state can afford to put me to DEATH
! can afford TO die"
CHICAGO, November 9.--The Tribune this
morning says that Judge Gary has written a
statement on behalf Of the state that will I'M
doubtedly result in saving Fielder from the
gallows. The statement relates to none of the
other prisoners and cannot possibly affect their
fate one way or another The judge was asked if
he would give a copy OF it or make statement
as 20 what the points enumerated were, but lie
declined.
"Ihe statement is in the hands of Fielden's
friends" he said land / do not know what
their wishes are in the matter, 80 do not feel